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Bunratty Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhun Raithe) is a large 15th-century tower house in County Clare, Ireland. It is located in the centre of Bunratty village, by the N18 road between Limerick and Ennis, near Shannon Town and its airport. The castle and the adjoining folk park are run by Shannon Heritage as tourist attractions.
Bunratty (Irish: Bun na Raite, meaning "end of the Raite" [2]) is a village in County Clare, Ireland, near Bunratty Castle. It is connected by the N18 road to Limerick and Galway . The Raite river defines the parish's eastern boundary and flows into the Shannon Estuary , which defines the southern boundary.
The local Church of Ireland church was moved to Bunratty folk park where it was unveiled in 1998. [2] [3] Ardcroney Burial Mound is located about 2 km east of Ardcroney; It is listed as a national monument and is in state care. [4] [5]
Quin (Irish: Cuinche, meaning 'Arbutus' [2]) is a village in southeast County Clare, Ireland. The name also refers to a civil parish in the barony of Bunratty Upper, and to an ecclesiastical parish of the same name. The main attraction in the vicinity is Quin Abbey, the ruins of Franciscan friary, which is open to the public. Although roofless ...
The portion in County Clare was in the barony of Bunratty Lower, and was known as the Kilquane district. It contains the village of Ardnacrusha. The parish is 4 by 2.5 miles (6.4 by 4.0 km) and covers 722 acres (292 ha) of the borough, 793 acres (321 ha) of Clanwilliam and 3,894 acres (1,576 ha) of Bunratty. [2]
The civil parish of Clooney is in the barony of Bunratty Upper. [2] It is situated in the central part of the county and is bordered by Inchicronan to the north, Tulla to the east, Quin to the south, Doora to the southwest, and Kilraghtis to the west. [3] It is divided into 25 townlands: [4]
Bunratty Lower is a division of the former barony of Bunratty. This belonged to the Macnamara family, and was called Dangan-i-vigin. It is bounded by the barony of Bunratty Upper (to the north) and by the barony of Tulla Lower (to the east). To the south, the River Shannon separates it from County Limerick.
On 11 March 1646, the English Parliament expedition anchored near Bunratty Castle. William Penn commanded the ships and Colonel John MacAdam commanded the land forces. . According to the Memorials of Sir William Penn this consisted of 7 frigates and a hoy (heavy barge) with sailors and also carried 700 soldiers [1] (although more troops arrived in various ships as the siege progressed), by ...
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